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USGS scientists, Michael Noll and Amy Simonson, installing storm surge sensors before Hurricane Sandy
USGS scientists, Michael Noll and Amy Simonson, installing storm surge sensors before Hurricane Sandy
Looking west down Chicago River mainstem from the Chicago River Controlling Works where water enters from Lake Michigan.
Looking west down Chicago River mainstem from the Chicago River Controlling Works where water enters from Lake Michigan.
Former Kanab North uranium mine on the edge of Kanab Creek, north of Grand Canyon.
Former Kanab North uranium mine on the edge of Kanab Creek, north of Grand Canyon.
Geyser cone in the El Tatio geyser field, Chile
Geyser cone in the El Tatio geyser field, Chile
Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Arkansas, during low-flow conditions on September 29, 2012. Photograph by Daniel M. Wagner, U.S. Geological Survey.
Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Arkansas, during low-flow conditions on September 29, 2012. Photograph by Daniel M. Wagner, U.S. Geological Survey.
Sam Rayburn Lake, September 2012. Photograph by David LaRue, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Sam Rayburn Lake, September 2012. Photograph by David LaRue, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Granger Lake, September 2012. Photograph by Ben Bohac, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Granger Lake, September 2012. Photograph by Ben Bohac, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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USGS employee Anthony Lopez views the Atlantic City skyline while collecting sediment samples in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway Township, NJ.
USGS employee Anthony Lopez views the Atlantic City skyline while collecting sediment samples in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway Township, NJ.
A 3-D terrestrial lidar scan of the Interstate-510 bridge in New Orleans taken Friday (Aug. 31, 2012). The U.S. Geological Survey is using this new technology in select areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to map flooding in urban areas impacted by Hurricane Isaac.
A 3-D terrestrial lidar scan of the Interstate-510 bridge in New Orleans taken Friday (Aug. 31, 2012). The U.S. Geological Survey is using this new technology in select areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to map flooding in urban areas impacted by Hurricane Isaac.
Hurricane Sandy satellite image
Hurricane Sandy satellite image
USGS emplyee stramgaging USGS gage 13181000 Owyhee River near Rome, OR.
Owyhee River near Rome, OR; Alvin Sablan streamgaging.
Owyhee River near Rome, OR; Alvin Sablan streamgaging.
Cave in fractured Austin Group rock located approximately 9.3 miles northeast of city of Uvalde in Uvalde County, Texas. Photograph taken August 7, 2012, by Robert R. Morris.
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Cave in fractured Austin Group rock located approximately 9.3 miles northeast of city of Uvalde in Uvalde County, Texas. Photograph taken August 7, 2012, by Robert R. Morris.
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USGS employee Anthony Lopez enjoys the boat ride back to port after a long day of sampling sediment in the Barnegat Bay near Seaside Heights, NJ.
USGS employee Anthony Lopez enjoys the boat ride back to port after a long day of sampling sediment in the Barnegat Bay near Seaside Heights, NJ.
USGS scientist Jennifer Lewicki measures the discharge along a tributary to Hot Springs Creek, Akutan Island, Alaska. Steam (upper left) rises from 3 high-temperature springs that discharge into the tributary.
USGS scientist Jennifer Lewicki measures the discharge along a tributary to Hot Springs Creek, Akutan Island, Alaska. Steam (upper left) rises from 3 high-temperature springs that discharge into the tributary.
A hot spring discharges 77°C (~171°F) water into Hot Springs Creek, Akutan Island, Alaska.
A hot spring discharges 77°C (~171°F) water into Hot Springs Creek, Akutan Island, Alaska.
This image shows a low streamflow on the Arkansas River at Syracuse.
Human activity, such as groundwater pumping, land management, reservoir operations and urbanization, has a measurable effect on streamflows in Kansas locally, regionally and statewide, according to a new USGS report.
This image shows a low streamflow on the Arkansas River at Syracuse.
Human activity, such as groundwater pumping, land management, reservoir operations and urbanization, has a measurable effect on streamflows in Kansas locally, regionally and statewide, according to a new USGS report.
Groundwater is pumped from a public-supply well and stored in a water tower for residents' use in Clayton, New Jersey. The well taps groundwater from the North Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer.
Groundwater is pumped from a public-supply well and stored in a water tower for residents' use in Clayton, New Jersey. The well taps groundwater from the North Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer.
Groundwater in the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain aquifers is old—more than 21,300 years old in more than half of the wells sampled.
Groundwater in the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain aquifers is old—more than 21,300 years old in more than half of the wells sampled.
Sampling Lafferty Gulch surface water that was analyzed for perchlorate and metals on July 10, 2012. Water-quality sampling of groundwater and surface water was conducted during 2011-15 at Mount Rushmore National Memorial to characterize the occurrent of perchlorate and selected metals commonly associated with fireworks.
Sampling Lafferty Gulch surface water that was analyzed for perchlorate and metals on July 10, 2012. Water-quality sampling of groundwater and surface water was conducted during 2011-15 at Mount Rushmore National Memorial to characterize the occurrent of perchlorate and selected metals commonly associated with fireworks.
USGS scientists take samples of Lafferty Gulch surface water, which was analyzed for perchlorate and metals.
USGS scientists take samples of Lafferty Gulch surface water, which was analyzed for perchlorate and metals.